Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Ayah 222 (26:222)

ٱلشُّعَرَاء

تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ

Quran 26:222 is ayah 222 of Surah Ash-Shu'ara (“The Poets”), a Meccan surah of 227 ayahs. It is in Juz 19, on page 376 of the Madani Mushaf.

26:222
تَنَزَّلُعَلَىٰكُلِّأَفَّاكٍأَثِيمٍ٢٢٢
tanazzalu ʿalā kulli affākin athīmin

They descend upon every sinful liar.(222)

Word by word

  1. تَنَزَّلُtanazzaluThey descend
  2. عَلَىٰʿalāupon
  3. كُلِّkullievery
  4. أَفَّاكٍaffākinliar
  5. أَثِيمٍathīminsinful

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